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space noun [ speɪs ]

• a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied.
• "a table took up much of the space"
Similar: room, expanse, extent, capacity, area, volume, spaciousness, scope, latitude, expansion, margin, leeway, play, clearance, headroom, legroom, elbow room, gap, interval, opening, aperture, gulf, cavity, cranny, fissure, rift, crack, breach, break, split, flaw, crevasse, interstice, lacuna,
• the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move.
• "the work gives the sense of a journey in space and time"
• an interval of time (often used to suggest that the time is short considering what has happened or been achieved in it).
• "both their cars were stolen in the space of three days"
Similar: period, span, time, duration, stretch, course, interval, season, term,
• the portion of a text or document available or needed to write about a subject.
• "there is no space to give further details"
• the freedom to live, think, and develop in a way that suits one.
• "a teenager needing her own space"
• one of two possible states of a signal in certain systems.

space verb

• position (two or more items) at a distance from one another.
• "the poles are spaced 3m apart"
Similar: place at intervals, separate, place, position, arrange, line up, range, order, array, dispose, lay out, deploy, locate, settle, situate, set, stand, station,
Origin: Middle English: shortening of Old French espace, from Latin spatium . Current verb senses date from the late 17th century.

watch this space

• further developments are expected and more information will be given later.
"the results of the competition have still to come through—watch this space"

space out

• position two or more items at an equal distance from one another.
"the houses are spaced out evenly"



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